Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 31st, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
In the last nine games (May 22-31), the Phillies have scored a grand total of ten runs. The team was shut out in five of those nine matches thanks, in part, to injuries to the right side of the infield, ...
LOL: Lots of Links
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 31st, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB | 1 Comment »
I haven't linked to my work elsewhere in a while, so I'd like to get that out of the way and direct you to the outstanding work of others as well. Additionally, you may notice a new ad on the ...
Philadelphia’s Golden Age of Baseball
by Bill Baer on Sunday, May 30th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 9 Comments »
The 1976-83 era Philadelphia Phillies were incredible collections of baseball players. The Phillies had the greatest third baseman of all-time in Mike Schmidt and one of the greatest left-handed starting pitchers of all-time in Steve Carlton. There was the all-out ...
Phillies Offense is Just Fine
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 27th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 31 Comments »
Oh no! The Phillies have been shut out in three out of their last four games and they have been held scoreless in 37 out of the last 38 innings. Clearly something is amiss! Since a 12-run outburst against the Pittsburgh ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
2010 is a stark contrast to previous seasons as the Phillies have dealt with injury after injury. Brad Lidge and J.C. Romero started the season on the disabled list due to off-season flexor tendon surgery; Lidge has since ...
Mets Series Preview: Joe Janish
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 2 Comments »
Fellow member of ESPN’s SweetSpot blog network Joe Janish was nice enough to get involved in a Q&A, previewing the upcoming series between the Phillies and Mets. His questions and my answers can be found at his blog Mets Today by ...
Explaining Roy Halladay’s Futility
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 24th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
Phillies ace Roy Halladay, perceived by many to be the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, was knocked around to the tune of seven runs (six earned) in five and two-thirds innings yesterday in the series finale against the ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
A look at the pitching staff, comparing ERA to SIERA. Pitcher ERA SIERA DIFF Ryan Madson 7.00 2.86 4.14 Kyle Kendrick 5.66 5.00 0.66 Joe Blanton 5.06 4.43 0.63 Cole Hamels 3.92 3.38 0.54 Jamie Moyer 4.30 4.30 0.00 David Herndon 4.40 4.43 -0.03 Danys Baez 4.91 5.21 -0.30 Antonio Bastardo 2.35 3.04 -0.69 Jose Contreras 0.63 1.43 -0.80 Chad Durbin 2.76 3.69 -0.93 Brad Lidge 2.70 3.82 -1.12 Roy Halladay 1.64 3.02 -1.38 Nelson Figueroa 3.78 5.41 -1.63 J.C. ...
The Big Truck Gets Big Outs
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 21st, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
Since 1990, only three Phillies relievers with at least 50 IP have finished a season with an ERA below 2.00. Billy Wagner did it in 2005 with a 1.51 ERA, Rheal Cormier did it in '03 with a ...
Checking in with Brett Myers
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 20th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
Brett Myers is forever emblazoned in Phillies history as the pitcher who took a line drive off of his coconut and pitched a complete game anyway got the final out of the regular season in 2007, clinching the team's ...
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